Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 346 Give up technology and fight a primitive cold weapon war!
Wang Shenglie and Zhou Xifa looked at each other and laughed.

The war horse under his crotch was also infected by this emotion, snoring restlessly.

Kaili Camp and Sinan Camp theoretically have a total of 1000 troops, but in reality there are only 700.

Zhenbiao Zuoying and Shiqianying are similar.

The 3% gap is just so-so.

Considering Guizhou Green Camp’s dire financial situation, this is already considered an act of loyalty to the country.

This 3% free salary ensures that military attachés at all levels below the guerrilla level can barely supplement their family income without having to wear patches on their official robes.

Above the guerrilla level, especially at the general soldier level, there is much more flexibility. Money can be made in various indescribable ways.

have to say,

The price offered by Jiangxi officials and gentry is attractive enough.

If the match rope is ignited in advance, it will be unsafe while marching.

After a while of chaos,

The green camp soldiers' expectation of getting rich even temporarily outweighed their fear of war.

As for the higher casualty rate among his men, it doesn't matter. The Training Department will provide a steady supply of consumables.

Moreover, it is a waste of matches and money. Guizhou Lvying has always had a good tradition of being prudent in budgeting.

There was a crackle on Mu Xin's iron shield.

The distance between the two sides gradually narrowed.

Three rows of bird gunners strode forward with the guy in their hands.

Only one unlucky man was shot in the face and died on the spot.

A lead shot penetrated his shield and struck him in the arm. With this level of injury, there is a high probability that he will survive.

The shotgunners took out the tack sticks and lit the match rope, then blew it carefully and clamped it on their guns.

after that,

The queue isn't too neat, but that's okay.

……

"Substitute, substitute."

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A shield soldier who was a former prisoner felt a pain in his arm, and then his shield fell to the ground and he staggered and fell.

The shield soldier quickly lowered his head and raised his shield.

"Don't miss the chance to make a lot of money. After this battle, go back and build a big house, marry a wife, buy good land, and have a son."

……

The officers silently lowered their iron masks and slowed down their pace, inadvertently falling a few steps behind.

A spearman dropped his weapon and picked up a shield to fill the gap.

The drum beats faster and faster~
The pace of the two vanguard battalions of the 1st Dispatch Army suddenly accelerated.

The four battalions of Qing troops stopped one after another and began to align the entire team from left to right.

……

The officer yelled the last thing with all his strength behind his mask.

The people behind silently walked around the unfortunate man who was injured and fell to the ground.

"Brothers of the 1st Expeditionary Army, don't panic and march forward. As long as we enter the Tartar army formation, we will win."

Don't underestimate these steps.
Can reduce mortality by several percent.

These officers from the regular army are sober and must survive in order to be promoted.

"Those who disobey military orders will be killed. Those who kill the enemy and perform meritorious service will be rewarded."

There was a gunshot like exploding beans and white smoke rising from the opposite side.

Officers at all levels continue to boost morale:

This round of shooting just now,
Injured 16 people and temporarily withdrew from the offensive queue.

Then I heard the officer's order: "Quick, quick, prepare."

The green battalion's ability to put up such a formation is already a high level of performance.

At this time, Wu Jun had just entered 30 feet, and the armor-piercing power of the shotgun at this distance was negligible.

4 miles, 3 miles, 2 miles, 1 miles~
The officer raised his right hand to signal a stop.

The officer kept reminding:
"Brothers, hold on, hold on. Don't shoot without permission."

Everyone was immersed in the joy of returning home in fine clothes, and their morale was high.

The second round of gunfire from Guizhou Green Camp shotgun soldiers sounded.

This time it was closer.

Although the front width of Wu Jun's phalanx was already very narrow, five shields still fell down. However, some javelin soldiers in the back row were shot inexplicably.

All we can say is that ballistics in the 18th century was a metaphysics.

Instead of believing in science, it is better to believe in Qin Shihuang.

There was a commotion in the attacking square, and the pace began to slow down. Some people looked around and hesitated.

The officer shouted in his heart that something was wrong.

He yelled quickly:

"Military orders are like mountains, and anyone who disobeys them will die. Rushing forward is the only way out."

As he spoke, he raised his sword.

Stabbed into the throat of a harpooneer who was looking around and showing obvious signs of retreating, poof~
Blood sprayed on the mask, making it even more ferocious.

The effect of killing and establishing power was obvious, and the phalanx continued to move forward.

……

rear,

Gan Changsheng saw it.

Swinging his sword and shouting:

"Long live, long live."

The surrounding phalanx also roared in unison, cheering for the brothers in front.

Spiritual weapons are very metaphysical.

Able to defeat the weak with the strong, able to turn decay into magic.

The disadvantages are that it is difficult to manufacture in batches and the effects last only a short time.

Physical weapons are simple, nothing more than a fixed combination of coke and iron ore.

The bird gunners of Camp Carey began a free fire.

1 round of volley fire, up to 2 rounds of volley fire, and then switch to free fire. Whoever has finished loading should shoot quickly. This is also an old tradition of the Qing army.

White smoke keeps rising,

The bird shooter didn't aim at all, he just shot based on his feeling.

Wu Jun's tall shield formation made them nervous. There was no sense of reward in the past, when a single salvo fired at the soldiers on the opposite side and they all fell to pieces.

The morale of the military began to be unstable.

……

During the guerrilla attack at Zuoying in Zhenbiao, Wang Shenglie's uncle also suffered from scalp numbness.

Looking at Wu Jun's shield formation that occasionally had gaps that were quickly filled up, I secretly thought something was wrong.

Between the electric light and flint,
He made a decision:

"The gunners retreat, and the rattan soldiers come up."

"Short sword versus long spear, charge in and disrupt their formation."

The gunners were relieved and quickly stepped back.

The companions holding light round shields and steel knives shouted and rushed forward.

The distance between the two sides was close to 10 feet.

Wu Jun's shield formation stopped, and training required them to stop advancing when they could see the teeth and eyebrows of the charging enemy.

The officer yelled:

"Javelin throw."

Rows of javelins were hurled from the back row, without aiming, accuracy, or distance.

Probability of killing, just throw it out and leave the rest to God.

……

The lethality of the javelins falling from the sky was terrifying.

Green Camp had no armor, and even if it had armor, it couldn't stop the terrifying kinetic energy of the javelin.

These are based on "captured Qing army spears". Although the workmanship is very average, they are sufficient as disposable throwing weapons.

Hit means death.

A shield player who instinctively raised his hand to block was pierced by a spear, which pierced the shield and then penetrated the moon chest.

Nail the whole person to the ground~
Following him, a young green battalion soldier wearing straw sandals and wearing a patchwork uniform witnessed this scene. Adrenaline was secreted sharply, and his nerve response was briefly mobilized to its peak.

He swung his sword to deflect a javelin that came through the air, and the blade cut off the spearhead.

Even though I was still in the future and I was glad that I was lucky, I felt something was not right.

The spearhead, whose spearhead was cut off diagonally, continued its momentum and pierced through the abdomen, turning the whole person into a candied haws.

... He lost all strength in an instant, half-kneeling limply on the ground in a strange posture.

Years of military experience tell me,
If you pull out the spear shaft, you will die immediately.

If you don't pull it out, you can live a little longer. Even if it's just for a while, it's good.

His face was pale, and he took out the tobacco leaves from his arms tremblingly. But the mouth was full of blood foam, making it impossible to chew.

He was forced to give up this last obsession and silently fell to the mud.

The memories of a short life spin in my mind like a revolving lantern.

Barren hillside, crumbling wooden house, grandma’s blackened silver jewelry, daddy’s rough slap, an unknown number of younger siblings, the mudslides of a forgotten year, and the delicious sour fish soup that I have never forgotten and only eaten three times in total~
And when I was in the army,
Grandma’s tears, Dad’s roar: “If you’re not a Green Camp soldier, what else can you be?”

Warm blood spurted out from the ears and nose, making the person feel suffocated.

He reached down with trembling hands, grasped the spear shaft, and wanted to give himself a pleasure.

There is no nostalgia in my heart: this life is too painful, and the next life will never come.

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"kill!"

A Wu Army spearman who rushed forward did not give him a chance to commit suicide.

The sharp spearhead, nearly 1 foot long, easily pierced his chest and then pulled out.

"I made another five taels."

Kaili Battalion was the first to be defeated, followed by Sinan Battalion.

With armor versus without armor, this crushing advantage is impressive.

Even a crudely made armor with incomplete protection cannot be matched by a tattered uniform.

Zhenyuan Zhenbiao retreats step by step,

The rattan players were beaten back by Wu Jun's spears and were in a very embarrassed state.

If it weren't for the rattan players from Shiqian camp, the set of rolling knives would be really worth 6. I'm afraid Wu Jun would have given up on the tight military formation and just strode freely to pursue them.

Wang Shenglie had a bad look on his face and turned to look around:

"Zhenbiao Firearms Camp, Supervisor Biao Crossbow Camp, Tongren Xie, enter!"

"Brother Zhou, please mark Weining Town."

"Whoo."

……

The four square formations advanced slowly.

The Guizhou green camp soldiers have realized that this battle is not easy to win, and the 10-tael head reward is not easy to get.

The opponent's armor is a big problem.

The best way to deal with soldiers is of course to shoot and cover them from a long distance. Artillery is the first choice, followed by shotguns and crossbows.

Wang Shenglie looked at his only four mountain-splitting cannons and said happily:

"Fortunately the enemy doesn't have much artillery either."

Out of some concerns, Li Yu only pulled out a few light artillery pieces and never fired a single shot.

And out of some unexplainable concerns, the Jiangxi gentry did not tell the guest soldiers about the Wu army's normal fighting method-the artillery bombardment followed the musket bombardment.

The misunderstanding is too deep!
……

"His Majesty?"

"It doesn't matter, just watch the battle."

Li Yu wore an elegant red and black military uniform, a flying saucer helmet on his head, and held a telescope.

There were countless civil servants and generals surrounding him.

Guizhou Green Camp's second wave of attacks was fierce.

Gan Changsheng was not idle, and directly ordered the unmoved phalanx in the middle of the 1st row to meet them, the 2 phalanxes in the 3nd row to meet them, and the 3 phalanxes in the 2rd row to provide long-range projectile crossbow support.

Both sides were quite cautious this time, focusing on a tight formation.

Starting from 5 miles away, we ran in both directions.

The wheat fields have long been flattened, and the overall terrain is basically flat, with a broad view.

Li Yu suddenly asked:

"My dear friends, do you know what is to the west of us?"

Miao Youlin had been fighting in Jiangxi for a long time and was quite familiar with the city's rivers, so he quickly handed over:
"Your Majesty, it should be Ganjiang."

"Where's the east side?"

"Fuhe."

"What about the south?"

"The south is a tributary of Fuhe River, connected to Ganjiang River."

……

Everyone nodded, having a better understanding of the current environment.

The battlefield is a plain separated by several natural rivers, and its area is about one-quarter the size of a county.

On the edge of the battlefield, there is another nail - Nanchang!
At this moment, Wu Zhicheng was standing on the city wall, looking at the reinforcements affectionately! There seemed to be the roar of guns and the roar of fighting in the wind.

The 4th Army Corps that besieged Nanchang was still so calm, going to work every day for several months.

The only progress made during this time,

Three trenches were dug, two low walls were dug, and dozens of watchtowers were built. However, a long gap was left in the southwest corner to allow Nanchang to maintain a certain degree of communication with the outside world.

Huang Si asked for 1 soldiers from the 2000st Expeditionary Army to prepare as the first wave of offensive force after breaking the city. This move was cheered by all the soldiers in the legion.

The 4th Army underwent an expansion later in the year.

Following tradition, the source of troops is still Jiangnan. However, there is no longer the previous incentive of liquor distribution rights, but it is replaced by a 10-year land tax exemption.

The expansion of the 2nd Army is to supplement the troop sources from southern Anhui and part of Raozhou troop sources.

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"Commander-in-Chief, when will we break the city?"

"There's no rush. Your Majesty will turn Nanchang into a bait to attract reinforcements from all provinces to the nearby area and catch them all in one fell swoop."

"No wonder several battleships of the navy have retreated."

"Yes, Your Majesty is worried that the reinforcements from the southern provinces will be scared away. It is better to annihilate them on the plains than to climb mountains and ridges and attack the strongholds one by one."

The two of them looked at the rolling river and were speechless for a while.

The important ministers of Wu State all know that the Wu army relies heavily on firepower and logistics in fighting wars.

With water transportation developed and supplies flowing in, the fighting was fierce. However, if supplies are difficult and they are far away from the river, the advantage will be reduced by at least 3%, maybe more.

The Shaoxing masters from the General Staff Headquarters wrote a relevant report "Several Suggestions on the Superior Battlefield Model" after investigation.

If there is love from above, we must strive for effectiveness from below.

Li Yu likes to be rigorous and thorough, using data to speak and rational analysis, and the people below will naturally rush to imitate him.

Facts have proven that there is no difference in the wisdom of ancient people and modern people.

They can be good at writing eight-legged essays, or they can be good at writing analytical papers.

There is essentially no difference between eight-part essays and essays. They both belong to a ladder that can be "promoted".

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"Fire arrows!"

The Bidding Bow and Crossbow Battalion is on the flank and is advancing the fastest.

Hundreds of archers strained their bowstrings.

Brush, a shower of arrows enveloped~
Ding-dang-dang, landed in the Wu army's formation that was advancing in formation.

If it is ejected, the shield formation loses its defensive significance.

The pikemen could only lower their heads and pray in their hearts that the arrows would not hurt them.

at this time,
The consequences of shoddy armor are revealed.

The casualties of the two phalanxes covered by arrows soared. Dozens of people fell to the ground injured by arrows, mostly in their limbs.

The Qing army was overjoyed. A guerrilla general from the bow and crossbow battalion shouted excitedly:

"Brothers, shoot your arrows."

……

Two consecutive waves of arrows rained down, and the Wu army, which was heavily attacked, panicked.

The officers shouted:
"Don't mess up, stay in formation."

However, more and more soldiers broke away from the formation without authorization, and at least 20 harpooneers began to flee backwards.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen pikemen threw away their weapons and joined the deserters.

The shield soldiers walking at the front turned back frequently and saw that there was no one behind them.

If you want to escape but feel even more unsafe, you can simply squat and hide behind the shield. At least you can prevent stray arrows.

The guerrilla general who raised the bid was overjoyed when he saw this.

Maybe this incredible wealth will fall on me. Countless 10 taels of silver ingots create a wonderful second half of life.

"Brothers, keep shooting arrows until the arrow pot is used up."

After another five rounds of continuous arrow rain, another phalanx of the Wu army was defeated, and another phalanx moved sideways without authorization to avoid the arrows, causing the offensive formation to become even more chaotic.

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(End of this chapter)